Characteristics of an Effective Lesson Plan

Good Planning VS. Poor Planning

*Objectives

*Introduction (With a warm up)

*Procedure

*Materials

*Presentation

*Practice

*Application

*Closure

*Evaluation

*GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

*CREATIVE PLAY

*PEER PRESENTING

*GAME MAKING

*PROJECTS

*ACTIVITIES

*COOPERATIVE GROUPS

Every Effective Lesson

Plan Should Include :

Good planning creates:

*On track

*Objectives

*Be creative and flexible.

*Differentiate learning

*Reflection and

improvement

*Student achievement

Poor planning creates:

*Frustration

*Unmet objectives

*Unprepared

*Disorganized

*Materials

*Classroom

Management

After every lesson, it is important to reflect on the day:

-What went well?

-What didn't work as well?

-What improvements can be made?

Lesson Plans Incorporating

Blooms Taxonomy

Every effective lesson plan comes from an EFFECTIVE TEACHER!

Instructional Planning

And how to meet these challenges throughout the school year:

1. Think of ways to notify students on what they will be learning for the day(s).

2. Use songs, poems or experience-based stories to begin a lesson.

3. Think of ways to use visual props with your spoken directions.

4. Vary the presentation. Remember each student is different on how they learn.

5. Experiment with quick, random calling on students (Keeps students on their toes!)

6. Insist that all students are looking at you when you are giving directions (wait until you have every students' attention).

7. Ask if the class often understands the material.

8. Be sure that each week has at least one hands-on activity.

AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER :

1) knows the content (math, language arts, science, social studies)

2) creates a suitable learning environment

3) adapts and modifies instruction

4) understands the development of the students

5) uses effective communication

6) values student diversity within the class

7) collaborates with all members of the learning community

8) gets parents involved

9) plans strategic lessons using research-based practices

10) uses multiple assessments to evaluate progress

Evaluation:

*Do you agree with...?

*What do you think about...?

*What can I change next time I teach this lesson?

*How would you decide about...?

Different learning activities

Use daily in questioning

to develop higher order

thinking skills

Synthesis:

*What would you predict/infer from...?

*What ideas can you add to...?

*How would you create/design a new...?

*What might happen if you combine...?

Lesson Planning: What is required?

An Effective Lesson Plan

Through research and a practicing teacher :

Nicole has confirmed my research....but how?

Lets recap again....

*Provides clear instruction, explanation, expectations and assessments.

*Have some hands on activities and some interactive.

*Make lessons relevant and have clearly stated objectives.

*Allows students to feel a sense of shared exploration and discovery.

*Make lesson engaging and fun!

*Allow students guided practice and individual practice.

*Keeping kids in motion keeps them engaged.

*Always go along with the state standards.

Characteristics of an Effective Lesson Plan

1. Educational Standards and Objectives:

A. Educational standards (From New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards)

B. Educational objectives (What students are expected to learn; written in measurable terms – Students will be able to…[SWBAT])

Note: The objectives should encompass thinking skills as specified in Bloom’s Taxonomy.

2. Anticipatory Set:

A. Introduces the lesson to the class including its purpose and objective(s).

B. Connects to previous learning

C. Aids in the determination of prior knowledge of the students – Readiness

D. Serves as a motivational activity – Hook to grab the students’ attention

3. Instructional Resources and Materials:

A. Includes materials (books, papers, pencils, etc.) and technology

4. Procedures/Strategies/Methodology (Teaching):

A. Input: Teacher provides information, e.g. lecture, films, etc.

B. Modeling: Teacher shows the students how to do the activity; students watch the teacher do the activity.

C. Providing directions: Breaks the activity into its various components

D. Checking for understanding: Questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy; Concept of “wait time”

E. Including:

a. Differentiation of instruction

b. Instructional setting (i.e. independent work, cooperative learning groups)

5. Guided Practice:

A. Student has the opportunity to demonstrate his/her understanding of the concepts presented

6. Closure and Extension:

A. Provides a conclusion to the lesson – recap of the lesson and summary with the active participation of the class.

B. Eliminates confusion of the students.

7. Independent Practice (Extension of learning):

A. Student should have the ability to apply something he/she learned in the lesson, otherwise it will rapidly be forgotten. This can be done through homework or work in class.

8. Assessment:

A. Pre-assessment (journals, concept maps, drawing, etc)

B. Formative assessment (quizzes and tests that evaluate how someone is learning material throughout a course)

C. Summative assessment (quizzes and tests that evaluate how much someone has learned throughout a course)

What do I want students to learn?

Three key

questions:

Note: Not all of the aforementioned elements will be present in every lesson.

What teaching and learning activities will I use?

How will I check for understanding?

What is a lesson plan?

• Developed by teachers.

• Guides instruction throughout the day.

• A method of planning and preparation.

Why create a lesson plan?

A LESSON PLAN TRADITIONALLY INCLUDES:

Open-Ended Question

1) the name of the lesson

1. Teachers should come up with a lesson plan so that they know exactly what they are doing in a certain day.

2) the date of the lesson (duration)

2. Without a goal, things may not end up getting done and goals may not be met.

3) the objective(s) the lesson will focus on

4) the state standards

3. If the students are not taught what they need to know to go onto the next grade, that can cause problems.

As a teacher, what should a lesson plan include?

Why?

5) the materials that will be used

4. If a teacher does not look ahead and plan out what he or she needs and what the students need to learn, there may be times when both the students and teachers are lost and that will cause issues as well.

6) a short description of activities and how the students will be assessed.

Develops their

critical thinking

skills.

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

By:

Professor Basubas

Analysis:

*Ask questions of what was learned

*Outline/diagram

*How does...compare/contrast with....

Application:

*Problem solving;

*Applying information to produce some results;

*Uses facts, rules and principles;

*How is...an example of...?

*How is...related to...?

Comprehension:

*What did I just read?

*Describe in own words; summarize

*Organization and selection of facts and ideas

*Retell...

Knowledge:

*Remembering;

*KWL chart;

*Recognizing;

*Recalling identification and information

*Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

to promote student learning

"A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning"

-Brad Henry

"Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges"

-Joyce Meyer

"Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may be a friend or neighbor. Often times it is a teacher"

-Joe Manchin

1. First and foremost, lesson plans must be flexible, prepared, fun, and focused on the student's learning.

2. Your daily goal should be to plan your activities and lessons to achieve social, academic, and linguistic demands for either an early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school student.

*Provides clear instruction, explanations, expectations and assessments.

*Have some activities be interactive and some hands-on.

*Engaging and fun **Make learning fun:)!

*Give students choices.

*Allow students to feel a sense of shared exploration and discovery.

*Make lessons relevant with clear objectives.

*Go along with the state standards.

*Allow students to develop their own questions.

*Talk at appropriate level.

3. A lesson plan reflects your personality as a teacher.

Student Objectives

4. Make math and science fun to learn by teaching with a positive attitude.

5. Be extra patient with the students. They have diverse learning styles and pace.

Students will be able to:

6. Believe that any student is capable of succeeding.

1) Define what a lesson plan is

2) Identify the major parts of a lesson plan

3) Identify and recognize what is good VS poor lesson planning

4) Incorporate Bloom's Taxonomy in your lesson plans

Bloom's Taxonomy: Why, How, & Top Examples

5) Assignment: Create and design an effective lesson plan for a student-centered instruction

Bloom's Taxonomy is fully explained in detail for educators across various disciplines. The video answers the question of why should teachers and educators use Bloom's Taxonomy in their practice. Next the purpose of Blooms Taxonomy is discussed as well.

Lets see if a practicing teacher

agrees or disagrees with the research...

Do you have any advice for us future teachers?

Change your major

*as she giggles and says just kidding*

Don't let the state, the new rules, observations, paper work and all the other new stressors the state is putting on not only teachers but new teachers. Always remember why you chose this profession and who you're there for -the students- because although you may have 20+ students, if you touch the life of 1 or 2, you're doing something right and for that it makes it all worth it. So never give up!

How do you begin most lessons and how do you grab the students interest?

I always begin by having a class discussion based on the topic to get an understanding of how much they know already. Then I jump right into the lesson where the students are constantly engaged in learning whether it's as a group, in a small group, or individually.

-An easy way to grab their attention is to have them moving rather than just sitting in your seats, whether it's a quick game, having them sit on the carpet or having them turn and talk to a partner about a specific topic (this involves everyone in the discussion instead of sitting back and listening.)

Teacher interviewed: Ms. Deitzer (25 year old Kean Graduate).

Interview took place at: At Nicole's house in Cranford, Nj.

Interview took place: October 10th.

Who was at the interview: Nicole and I.

Grade Nicole teaches: 2nd grade.

School Nicole teaches at: Hannah Caldwell Elementary, Union, Nj.

How long does it take to write out your lesson plans?

It takes about an hour to write a lesson plan from Monday-Friday.

What do you include in your lesson plans? Are there certain areas that are more detailed than others?

I include: Her school has a curriculm book and time schedule that must be followed in order to meet the core curriculm standards within appropriate areas.

-The objective of the lesson, pages that were completed, tiered alternatived based on learning levels (in case someone is a higher or lower learner), the homework that will be sent home, the core standards numbers for reading, writing, math , social studies and science.

-I make sure that reading, grammar, phonics and math are detailed with the appropriate standard, objectives description and pages.

Do you hand your lesson plans into your supervisor each week?

I have to email my lesson plans every other week to my principal.

What do you think makes a lesson plan effective?

A lesson plan is based on what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during the little class time provided for each subject area.

-Before each lesson plan it is important to identify the learning objectives and what curriculum standards correlate with them.

-After this is done, you can plan appropriate learning activities and strategies to obtain feedback on students learning.

-An effective lesson plan should address and integrate objectives, teaching strategies, tiered lessons for low, average and high level learners, learning activities, and assessments to track students understanding.

How do you assess your students?

Do you incorporate technology in the classroom? If so, what kind of technology and do the kids enjoy it?

I assess students learning through weekly spelling and reading tests based on the unit they are completing.

-During class time we complete various assignments together and independently that are collected and checked.

-During math I assess students through reteach and enrichment assignments for each lesson and a mid chapter review half way through the chapter and an end of the chapter test.

-I also complete an overall student growth objective (SGO) for my class to document student growth throughout the year.

Do you reflect on each school day? If so, how do you reflect?

Yes, all reading and math lessons are done through an interactive smart board.

-Connect ed is our reading curriculum accessed online and is brought up on smart board with all materials students have at their desk (parents can also access at home).

-Same with the math, we use think central that parents can also use at home. The lessons are done on the smart board.

-Their reading assessments are online where students can log in each week to complete 30 minutes of assessment to track their reading progression.

-The kids love it! It really keeps them involved and makes them feel part of the class to participate They LOVE coming up and clicking different things and writing on it.

After each lesson I make notes on the positives and negatives of the lesson so I can critique my teaching and better myself each day so the students can learn at their highest lever with the best resources I can provide them with.